Blakeney Windmill

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Blakeney Tower Windmill

Windmill

Blakeney Tower Windmill

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Region

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Municipality

Location

Friar Farm east of the Village of Blakeney

Material

Norfolk red Brick and Flint

Founded

1769

Visitation

Owned by the National Trust

Map Ref: TG03344399

Blakeney Tower Windmill was built in 1769^[1] and is located on Friar Farm just to the east of the village of Blakeney in the English county of Norfolk ^[2]. The mill, which today is owned by the National Trust stands amongst a static caravan site.

[edit] Description

The towermill stands over 4 storeys and is 32 feet tall^[3]. In its operational days the mill was powered with common sails and a tailpole. The configuration powered 2 pairs of grindstones. The doors and windows are unusual in that they have Gothic arches which were probably installed during rebuilding work in the 1800’s. Also during this period 4 patent double shuttered sails were installed. These were struck by rack and pinion via a chain pole and drove 3 pairs of stones. Photographs from that period show the windmill had one pair of sails had 7 bays of 3 shutters and the other pair had 8 bays of 3 shutters. The top of the mill was capped with a dome with a finial. This capping was boarded horizontally and it had a 16 sided petticoat. There was also a gallery and an 8 bladed fan^[4]